A Gramercy Property Trust-linked entity sold an office complex in Plantation, Fla., for $43.15 million to a joint venture involving IP Capital Partners and Westport Capital Partners. Gramercy paid $52.1 million for the office park, which consists of two buildings offering about 240,000 square feet of space, in 2015.

Stakeholders have been key to Prologis' success with its sustainability initiatives, says Jeannie Renne-Malone, vice president for sustainability at the REIT, which has won the Leader in the Light award in its category every year since 2012. "We have a commitment from our employees across the board to really drive our ESG initiatives," she said.

CSRHub, which aggregates environmental, social and governance metrics worldwide, has rated 17,000 companies, says Cynthia Figge, co-founder and CEO. High-performing companies tend to rate well across all dimensions of ESG, which is "really tough to do because it's very hard work," she said.

Crown Point, Ind., could see the addition of an outlet center with up to 100 stores. The initial plans for The Fountains of Crown Point also include a theater, a bowling alley, two hotels, restaurants, a grocery store, a fire station and townhouses on 109 acres of land.

It's possible to gain insight into store closure trends by using review site Yelp's data, writes Edward Glaeser, a Harvard economist. The reviews on the site point to stores closing faster than they opened last year.

Circle Centre Partnership will upgrade Circle Centre, a downtown Indianapolis retail center. The renovations will take up to two years and include new bathrooms, lighting, elevators, lounge areas and community tables.

Plans are still being worked out for Butler Square on Shorter Avenue, a retail development from Butler Properties in Georgia. The project will no longer include a Lidl grocery store but will still include seven retail spaces.